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It Starts In Childhood
This is the 21st century and women are somehow still being undermined all over the world. Incredible, isn't it? But what is the problem? What is making this cycle continue through all the years of fig...
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The Opportunities and Perils of Being A North Korean Woman
While in the car I recently listened to an NPR story by Louisa Lim called Out of Desperation, North Korean Women become Breadwinners. Although considering North Korea's traditionally patriarchal socie...
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Embracing Femme
Ever since I was 11 years old, I’ve always been femme, to some extent. The extent of my femme depends really on my overall well-being. The better I feel, the more femme I am. The more makeup I put on,...
WMC News & Features
December 24, 2012 | Jennifer Mattson |
Arts and culture,
Feminism,
Girls,
International,
Violence against women
The Year 2012 Is Reflected in "Emotional Creature"
Eve Ensler's latest play on the inner lives of girls treats topical concerns for feminists today throughout the world.
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Does It Make Me A Bitch To Turn Him Down?
In the midst of last year’s prom frenzy, as I was pulling my car out of the parking lot and waiting in line to leave, one of my friends popped into my car for a chat. He was irate: “Have you heard abo...
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An Interview with Hudson Taylor of Athlete Ally
Hudson Taylor, a lifelong athlete and three-time NCAA All-American wrestler, is the founder of Athlete Ally, a nonprofit sports resource which, according to its website: "encourages all individuals in...
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Being Lesbian and Feminist
I am a proud lesbian and a proud feminist. I am able to say both of these things now, but it took me about as long to admit I'm a feminist as it did for me to admit that I'm gay.
I, like many other g...
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Eve Ensler's Emotional Creature
At the NOW conference in June, playwright Eve Ensler delivered the keynote speech. She was a riveting speaker whose passionate words truly rallied me to action. I’d been hoping to see one of her plays...
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On Learning More About Sexual Harassment
This past summer, I wrote about street harassment and highlighted my own as well as my friends' experiences concerning this matter. Since then I have learned, grown and have more to say on this matter...
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Feminist Stereotypes: Aren't We Done With These Yet?
There’s been rather a hoo-ha in the press of late both loosely and tightly associated with persistent negative connotations, assumptions and stereotypes of feminism. First of all, the rather impressiv...
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November 27, 2012 | Cheyenne T |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Misogyny,
Politics,
Sports
"How Do I Look?" "Do You Think He Notices Me?" And Other Useless Questions
As our culture evolves, I find that one of the most important aspects of our evolution is technology. From the wheel to the internet, every invention has contributed to a change in the way we go about...
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Buying Condoms
I guess the title already gives you a good idea what this post will be about, but bare with me while I explain how exactly I got to writing this post and chose this title.
You could say I'm a grown w...
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The Red Menace?
When it comes to competitiveness, I am the winner. I choose to be ridiculously competitive about certain things, and my fight to beat everyone else is bloody, bitter, and vaguely worrying. Of all the ...
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November 15, 2012 | Wagatwe W |
Feminism
Soapbox's Feminist Camp
A few years ago I signed up for a Tumblr account, but I had no idea what it was and I only registered because it seemed like the “right thing to do” if you’re into social media. Years later, I can a...
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A Boob In My Bonnet
In the United Kingdom (where I live), there is a daily national tabloid newspaper called The Sun. In it's own words, The Sun provides readers with "the latest news and features - Showbiz, babes, celeb...
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Girls Impact the World Film Festival—A Forum for Social Change
A four-women collaboration hopes to harness the creativity of young women around the world, empowering them to address concerns central to their lives.
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Phyllis Schlafly: Groundbreaker?
For today’s young feminists, the name Phyllis Schlafly may be totally unfamiliar; if anything, it triggers a distant memory of a footnote in an AP US History textbook. Those activists who lived and fo...
WMC Live
November 10, 2012 | Pat Mitchell, Sarah Hoye, Julie Burton, Anuradha K. Bhagwati |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #12: Pat Mitchell, Sarah Hoye, Anu Bhagwati, Julie Burton. (Original Airdate 11/10/2012)
Robin comments on the election outcome and “viral” language, and speaks with WMC Award winners Pat Mitchell and Sarah Hoye; WMC president Julie Burton; and Anu Bhagwati of Service Women’s Action Network about women vets on Veteran’s Day.
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Memo to the Right Wing: Women Know You Really Have Our Backs
Dear Right Wing,
On behalf of my country and my gender, I would just like to say that I’m so sorry the media has cruelly misconstrued your obviously well-intentioned musings on rape and rape-related ...
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Letters from Ground Zero IV
Robin Morgan asks us to avert the "far bigger storm than Sandy looming" by going to the polls Tuesday—in this commentary delivered today on her radio talk-show, "Women's Media Center Live."
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November 01, 2012 | Tiffany C |
Arts and culture,
Feminism
Innocence and Experience
She was all sharp angles even in earlier innocence,
Sticks and stones,
Upright stance, finely wrought
Collarbone jut, delicate vertebrae
stuck out; a recollection of one night
Sternum solid plate of b...
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Stand With Malala
Malala Yousafzai has spent the last 3 years of her life in the pursuit of education and equality. As a result, she has spent the last 13 days in a hospital bed in Birmingham, England.
At 11 years old...
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An Interview with Peta Lindsay
Over the past few months, we have been inundated with news about Obama and Romney -- especially about their policies in terms of women. But did you know that there's a woman running for president? You...
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Female Bodies and Positive Rhetoric
I recently came across a great article over at Healthy Is The New Skinny. I love it not just because it celebrates Christina Hendricks as one of the few contemporary celebrities who has healthy amount...
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My Life in a Binder
The author, after three decades maneuvering through corporate America, writes about what it means to be one of a binder full of women, and how to break free.
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